Flood Warning until 05:23PM Friday
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Flood Warning for the Potomac River at Shepherdstown.
* From this evening to tomorrow afternoon.
* At 4:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 6.7 feet, or 8.3 feet below flood stage.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this evening to a crest of 17.1 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning.
* Impact...At 16.0 feet, Water goes over the banks of the Potomac near the mouth of the Opequon River.
* Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 17.1 feet on 04/29/1973.
* AFFECTED AREAS: WASHINGTON, MD ... BERKELEY, WV ... JEFFERSON, WV
Address/Location
Jefferson County HSEM
28 Industrial Blvd
Kearneysville, WV 25430
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-728-3290
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP JCHSEM followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning